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InDesign Imposition For Plotter Cutting script

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This script allows you to easily imposition a file or group of files for plotter cutting in Adobe InDesign. Cutting ready files for each size are also generated.

Requirements

  • Adobe Indesign >= 14.0
  • Adobe Illustrator >= 19.0
  • Adobe Bridge >= 9.0 (for script self-update)
  • Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit >= 4.0.0 (for script compilation) Download

Installation

All you have to do is copy the following file Imposition For Plotter Cutting.jsxbin from the dist folder to the working folder of InDesign scripts (example for Windows):

%APPDATA%\Adobe\InDesign\Version 15.0\en_GB\Scripts\Scripts Panel

Path, version and language pack may differ!

To quickly find the right folder:

  1. Start Adobe InDesign
  2. Activate the script bar: Window> Utilities> Scripts
  3. Select the Users folder from the list
  4. In the context menu, select Reveal in Explorer
  5. Explorer window will open, where you need to navigate to the folder Scripts Panel and paste script inside

Instructions

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Compile the package into JSBIN format

In order to compile the working file correctly, you need to do the following:

Option #1 - using the Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit menu

  1. Launch the Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit
  2. Open the file source\Imposition For Plotter Cutting.jsx
  3. Select correct target under the tab with the file name - Adobe InDesign 2020 (depends on your installed version)
  4. Select the File > Export As Binary ... menu item
  5. Save the compiled file to the InDesign script working folder

Option #2 - using batch script (Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit is required be installed)

  1. Run the compile-jsxbin.bat or npm run compile command script (bundled with Node.js)
  2. Select the file source\Imposition For Plotter Cutting.jsx
  3. Select a folder to save the compiled script